My Old Lady

Name: My Old Lady
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: September 10, 2014
Duration: 107 min
Rating: 52
Cast: Kevin Kline, Kristin Scott Thomas, Maggie Smith

2014

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Cohen Media Group | Release Date: September 10, 2014 | PG-13

Starring: Kevin Kline, Kristin Scott Thomas, Maggie Smith

Summary: A down-and-out New Yorker inherits an apartment in Paris from his estranged father and is stunned to find a refined old lady living there with her protective daughter. [Cohen Media Group]

Director: Israel Horovitz

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 107 min

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Penny Walker

Sep 18, 2014

The film begins with upbeat music and what appears to be a comedy-of-errors setup, but it becomes so much more, bringing us through dark territory with wit, anger and grace, becoming in the end a much fuller tale for it. Read full review

Walter Addiego

Sep 11, 2014

My Old Lady is affecting, even if many of the revelations and high-voltage speeches occur at predictable moments. But if you can look past this formulaic side, it's a movie worth seeing. Read full review

John DeFore

Sep 7, 2014

Kline remains a pleasure to watch, surviving the character's deepening self-pity and making his suspiciously unwriterly carelessness with words (he refers to the trophy head of a wild boar as a "cow") almost charming. Read full review

Jen Chaney

Sep 9, 2014

My Old Lady isn’t the tart slice of dessert that its initial scenes suggest it might be. In fact, it only becomes truly compelling in its second half, as Horovitz drives toward darker material and farther away from the light. Read full review

Stephanie Merry

Sep 18, 2014

Horovitz may have made a questionable decision in adapting this particular play for the screen, but his casting was flawless. Read full review

Andrew Barker

Sep 7, 2014

Its translation from stage to screen looks to have been a bit rocky, and the film never manages to transcend its actors-workshop aura and develop into something deeper. Read full review

Elise Nakhnikian

Sep 8, 2014

Israel Horovitz's film is basically a three-character play without a single character you can believe in. Read full review

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ledaumas

Oct 7, 2014

What a wonderful character-driven story as they peel away their outer shells to reveal their pains and sorrows. Great acting, which is no surprise being that the primary actors are oscar winners or oscar nominated. Could have been a sad story, but kindness between strangers makes it aWhat a wonderful character-driven story as they peel away their outer shells to reveal their pains and sorrows. Great acting, which is no surprise being that the primary actors are oscar winners or oscar nominated. Could have been a sad story, but kindness between strangers makes it a triumphant story.… Expand

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WriteOn

Oct 21, 2014

A wonderful movie for grown-ups. The small gem treats some big issues without ever becoming loud or maudlin. We come to learn that Kline has inherited more from one parent or the other than the Paris apartment he goes to sell. The more is pretty deep stuff, deftly handled by superb writingA wonderful movie for grown-ups. The small gem treats some big issues without ever becoming loud or maudlin. We come to learn that Kline has inherited more from one parent or the other than the Paris apartment he goes to sell. The more is pretty deep stuff, deftly handled by superb writing and acting.… Expand

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S1r-R34l

Mar 10, 2017

This is much more than a comedy, which the trailer tries to make out it is. The first section of the film is indeed funny, though as the film progresses the humour becomes darker as we take a trip into the human psyche. What Izrael Horovitz gives the audience is a brilliant insight intoThis is much more than a comedy, which the trailer tries to make out it is. The first section of the film is indeed funny, though as the film progresses the humour becomes darker as we take a trip into the human psyche. What Izrael Horovitz gives the audience is a brilliant insight into family and how well do you really know them? He also gives you the moral of, whatever you do in life it has a consequence and it may not be a good one. Even though the film gets a little darker, it does only slip into a bittersweet melancholy and doesn't go so dark that people will turn off and the director does the change so subtly, within the story, you barely notice the change; it's so natural. I really liked this film. Well worth a watch.… Expand

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jrphartley

Nov 27, 2014

Boo hoo, my daddy/mummy didn't love me and messed up my life!

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Boring self-indulgent psychobabble-drama. Take all the worst excesses of Woody Allen and Richard Curtis and you get a Frankenstein monster called Israel Horovitz.

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